Klarinet Archive - Posting 000352.txt from 2002/07

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Strings
Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 19:43:12 -0400

At 04:01 PM 7/15/2002 -0500, Luby D. Jackson III wrote:
>In reading about the doubles, when I was in undergrad I was told that I was
>to be likened unto the violins as a clarinetist.
>
>Does this still hold true?
>
>I notice this is very true in the piece, Morning Noon And Night In Vienna.

In band transcriptions of orchestral works, the clarinets generally carry
the brunt of the violins' work. This is most likely due to the clarinet's
tone, as well as its range and general agility, being closer to that of the
strings than those of other instruments.

Bill Hausmann bhausmann1@-----.net
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Essexville, MI 48732 ICQ UIN 4862265

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!

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